Graveyard Shift
Graveyard Shift
Fiction | Short Story | Adult
Book Brief
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Short Story • Fiction
Maine • 1970s
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
In "Graveyard Shift" by Stephen King, a person working the night shift in a textile mill discovers a hidden, dark infestation in the basement. Tasked with cleaning it up, the worker and others face unexpected and terrifying challenges, revealing the true horror lurking beneath the factory.
Dark
Unnerving
Suspenseful
Gritty
Reviews & Readership
1,511 ratings
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Review Roundup
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift is praised for its gripping atmosphere and chilling horror elements. Readers appreciate its fast-paced and suspenseful narrative but criticize the story for being overly simplistic and lacking character depth. Overall, fans of horror enjoy the creepiness and intensity, though some feel it could offer more complexity.
Who Should Read Graveyard Shift?
A reader who enjoys Graveyard Shift by Stephen King likely appreciates suspenseful horror stories filled with mystery and gore. Fans of Pet Sematary and The Shining would relish the eerie atmosphere and unsettling tension characteristic of King’s works. This reader seeks thrill and terror in dark, vivid narrative settings.
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Short Story • Fiction
Maine • 1970s
Adult
18+ years
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